Barrel



J. R. RAIBLE.

BARREL. APPLICATION FILED MAR, 17, 1919.

Patented July 18, 1922.

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JOHN R. RAIBLE, OF CLEVELAND,

OHI O, ASSIGNOR TO THE GREIF BROTHERS COOPERAGE COMPANY, OF CLEVELAND,OHIO, A CORPORATION 033 OHIO.

BARREL.

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Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July is, race.

Application filed March 17, 1919. Serial No. 283,026.

To all whom it may concern.

Be it known that I, JOHN R. RAIBLE, a citizen of the United States,residing at Cleveland, in the county of Cuyahoga and State of Ohio, haveinvented a certain new and useful Improvement in Barrels, of which thefollowing is a full, clear, and exact description.

This invention relates to a container in which articles maybe packed fortransport. The object of the invention is to provide a container ofgreat inherent strength and resistance to crushing, thereby adapting itto stand up conditions requiring close packing in tiers and additionallyto withstand rough usage. I

Specifically, the invention relates to a container of barrel form whichis so constructed that the chime of the barrel is protected againstbreakage because it is reinforced and the various parts are so bound asto resist bursting.

Generally speaking the invention may be said to comprise the elementsand the combinations thereof, set forth in the accompanying claims.

Reference should be had to the accompanying claims forming a part ofthis specification in which Fig. 1 shows in elevation a barrel embodyingthe invention; Fig. 2 shows a top plan view of the barrel; Fig. 3 showsa sectional elevation of a portion of the barrel; Fig. 4- shows asectional eleva tion of a portion of the barrel.

Referring to the drawings 1, indicates the staves which comprise thebody of the barrel and these staves at points adjacent their oppositeends'are lrerfed, as indicated at 2, for the purpose of receiving heads.Hoops 3 surround the staves and hold the staves together, in a mannerwhich is well known. Oppositely disposed heads, one of which is shown att are associated with the staves, the said heads extending into andseating in the kerf in the staves.

Superimposed upon each head is a reinforcing head such as shown at 4*and each of the last mentioned heads lying in contact with its adjacenthead and the diameter of each reinforcing head is such as to fit withinand in close contact with the chime of the barrel, thereby reinforcingthe chime and supporting the chime thereby preventing breakage of thechime during handling or in tiering the barrels in stowing the same.

.stantially flush with It is preferred that the grains of the wood ofwhich the heads l and 5 are made shall extend at substantially rightangles to the grain of thewood of which heads are made. This featureinsures, that as shrinkage occurs it will be in different directionsint-he adjacent heads and some parts of each of the heads will remain incontact with all parts of the chime of the barrel.

The adjacent heads are preferably nailed or otherwise secured together.Also short straps 7 are provided which extend over part of thereinforcing heads where they are secured, and these straps also extendover the side of the barrel and are secured to the staves. Additionallythere are two or more straps 8 which extend longitudinally around thebarrel, the said straps being secured to the barrel. These straps act asadditional binding means to prevent bursting of the barrel.

Attention is called to the fact that the associated head and reinforcinghead are of difierent diameters, the reinforcing head being of slightlyless diameter than its associated head. This comes about due to the factthat the head proper occupies the kerf in the staves, which is necessaryto position the head. The ends of the staves are weakened by removingthe wood to form the kerf but the reinforcing head by supporting theends of the staves very effectively reinforces the ends of the stavesagainst breakage.

Having described my invention, I claim:

1. A barrel comprising staves, means encircling the st-aves to hold themtogether, an inside groove formed in the staves and adj acent each endof the barrel, a head at each end of the barrel and having its edgemounted in one of said grooves, a reinforcing head associated with theoutside surface of each of the first named heads, the periphery of saidreinforcing head abutting against the inner ends of the said staves andthe outside surface of said reinforcing head lying subthe ends of thestaves, and means for securing the reinforcing head to the staves.

2. A barrel comprising staves, means oncircling the staves to hold themtogether, a groove upon the inner side of the staves adj acent each endof the barrel, a head at each end of the barrel, the edge of whichoccupies the said groove, a reinforcing head associated with each of thefirst mentioned heads,

said reinforcing head being in contact with the ends of the staves andlying substantially flush with the ends of the staves, straps ex tendinglongitudinally around the staves and a hoop at each end of the barrelencircling the ends of the staves, and overlying the said straps.

3. A barrel comprising staves, means encircling the stares to hold themtogether, a head at each end of the barrel, a reinforcing headassociated with each of the first mentioned heads, said reinforcing headbeing upon the outside of its associated head and contacting andreinforcing the ends of the sta ves and lying substantially flush Withthe outer ends of the staves, means for securing the said head to thestaves, and a hoop at

